Take heed, and be not one of them

This can be thought of as a requiem. I wrote this after my aunt died due to cancer. The circumstances that inspired me to write this cannot be explained, but i hope you understand.

Let the dead reside in their graves. The earth has been made a bed for them. A pile of rubble a soft pillow, A shovelful of earth a blanket for them. Friends, relatives and acquaintances alike, Face the future turning away from them. And the souls resting in peace Watch the enshrouded bodies. Of them Who used to gawp and gaze, Life nothing but a joke for them. The dead have gone past, the case is closed Their fate is a lesson from them, For you, O my comrade dear Not in the least to follow them. But to lead a life virginal and pure Sins impose hell on them. My last advice to you, my dear friend Take heed, for no one can save them.

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I like this, it seemed, to me, to get the point of 'A Christmas Carol' acoss in a much more concice and beautifull way, and better. 'O my comrade dear' is a good line to.
The use of periods was kind of awkward, though.